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Turquoise

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Description
Locality: 
Vathi Village, Kilkis, Central Macedonia, Greece
Class: 
Massive/Crystalline
Size Range: 
Miniature (4.5-7 cm)
Size: 
3.5 × 6.5 × 3 cm
Description

A very good for the locality specimen of turquoise with intense green-blue color.XRD and SEM analysis showed high content in REE (Th,Ce,La,Nd, Dy,Y,Er,Sc),platinoids (Ir,Os) and Gold. Representative specimen of the finest Greek turquoise.

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Turquoise

Formula: 
Cu(Al,Fe3+)6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O
Strunz: 
8.DD.15
Crystal System: 
Triclinic
Hardness: 
5.0 - 6.0

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